Sanitary closet.



M.;J. FRAMBAGH & A. R. CORRINGTON.

SANITARY CLOSET. APPLICATION FILED 00T.25,191 1.

- Patented 001;. 15, 1912.

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WITNESSES M. J. FRAMBACH & A. R. GORRINGTON.

. SANITARY CLOSET. APPLICATION FILED OOT.25, 1911.

Patented 0ct.15,1912.

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VV/TNESSES:

Attorney MATHEW 3'. FE JBAGH AND ALDON R. CORRINGTON, E HARTLEY, IOWA, ASSIGNOES OE! ONE-HALF '10 V]. F. SCHILDT, 0F HARTLEY, ZOWA.

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Patentedfict. 15,1912,

Application filed October,25, 1911. Serial No. 656,719. I

BACI-I and ALDoN B. Connrneroh, citizens of the United States, residing'at Hartley, in the county of OBrien and State of Iowa,

have invented certain new and useful Improreinents in Sanitary lGlosets; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,

' to depositclear, and exact description of the inven .tion, such as Wlll enable others Skllld 1n,

the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

' This invention relates toclosets and more particularly to that class known as portable sanitary closets.

An .ob'ect of the invention is toprovide a closet 0 this nature having a pair of depositing plates, normally positioned to form a-V- 'haped receiving trough above a tank of acid or cleansing fluid to eliminateall danger of a splash, said plates being adapted to be separated and swung to vertlcal positions the material into the acid or cleansing fluid w ithin the tank, upon closing of the lid.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointed but in the specification and claim.

' In the aocompanyln'g drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1,

. is a perspective view of the complete device,

the top lid being shown in open position,

Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the receiving and depositing plates, removed, Fig. 3, 1s a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig.

4, andqFig. 4, is a vertical sectional view on tion by any the line 1-4, Fig.

' Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the casing and 2 the door thereof which is hinged (as shown at 3), atits lower edge, to the floor or hot Rollers 5 are positom 1. of the casing. tioned within the casing 1, adjacent the'bottom 4 to receive and support thereupon, the

tank 6 which may be readily inserted or re-i moved, upon lowering or swinging the door i 2, upon its hinges 3, to its open position.

The door 2 may be retained in closed posisuitable means such as hooks and staples, one to be carried by the sides of the casing and the other upon the edges of thedoor, as will be'readily understood.

Resting upon the upper edges of the sides l and door of the casing 1, is the top or cover 7 of the casing, said cover 7 having-a depending rib 8 upon its under face for close engagement against the inner upper edge of the sides and door to hold the cover 7 against movement and form an air tight con nection. The cover 7 is provided with the usual opening 9 and also a ventilation pipe opening 10 within which fits one end of the ventilation pipe 11, leading to the exterior of the building within which the luaQll is situated, or any other point desired.- I

v The cover 7 is held tightly upon the casing 1 by means of hooks 12 carried by the sides of the casing 1 and engaged in rings or screw-eyes 13 carried by the cover 7. The auxillary cover or lid 1-1 is secured upon Lhe.

upper face of the cover 1 by its hinges 15 and when in closed position rests fiatl y upon the cover 1 over the usual opening 9. hen the lid 14 is in open position, however, it rests against the pipe 11, as will be seen upon referring to the drawings. 7

Screwed into the under face of the lid 14, near a lower cornerthe'reof, a hook 16, over which one end of a chain 17 is engaged, while the opposite endof the chain is secured to the pivoted arm 18, near thecenter thereof. One end of the arm 18 is pivoted between the parallel cars 15) positioned upon and extending inwardly from the tank 6, near its upper edge. The other or free end of the arm 18 has a link 20 depending therefrom, to which the short chains 21 are con- 1 operating rods 'Each rod 23 is rotatably secured through the central horizontal portions 24 of the parallel, spaced supporting bars, the opposite ends 25 of which are bent slightly upwardly and ha ve their extremities 2G engaged over opposite upper side edges of the tank (1. The supporting bars are suitably spaced "from one another and between 1 the horizontal portions Ql of these bars are i the receiving and autouultically depositing plates 27, each of which secured to the main portion of one of theplate operating l rods 23 (as shown at 28) ,said main portion having the offset portions 525) to prevent the plate 27 from turning on the rod 23. it will l he understood that the main portion of'each 1 rod 23 is bent at right angles adjacent the 'i horizontal portions 21 of the supporting bars to meet the short portions working disinfecting fluid and as the plates separate through said horizontal portions 24:. The

plates are preferably rectangular in form and their lower edges touch oiie another when the lid 14: is in open position to allow use of the closet.

By swinging the lid 14 upon its hinges 15, to open position, the chain 17, which works over the pulley 31, suitably mounted within an opening 32 provided in the cover 7, will raise the free end of the arm 18 and cause the short chains 21 to Work the plate operating rods 23, in the proper direction to bring together the lower edges of the plates 27, forming a substantially V- shape trough. The plates 27 will be held inthisposition until the lid 14 begins to swing toward its closed position. Upon the movement of the lid 14 toward its closed position, the weightof the plates 27, rods 23 and arm 18 will cause the main portions and right angled ends of said rods 23 to swing downwardly, carrying the free end of the arm 18 to its lowest position and at the same time separating the plates 27 and swinging them downwardly to vertical positions.

It will be understood that the tank 6 contains a quantity of acid or cleansing and and assume their low vertical positions, the lower portions of said plates enter the fluid and any matter deposited upon the plates, while the latter were in their upward slanting positions wit-h their lower edges touching, will readily drop between the plates, into the fluid.

The construction and operation of the plates 27 and' parts connected therewith, eliminates all danger of splashing of the contents of the tank 6, during the use of v v the closet.

WVhen it becomes necessary or desirable to empty the tank 6, the handle 2 of the door 2 is grasped, and the latter lowered to its open, position, it being understood that the door has been previously released from the sides of the casing 1. The chain 17 is then unhooked from the hook 16 and the tank 6 drawn from upon the rollers 5, by

engaged'from the upper edges of the sides of the tank 6 and the operative parts as well as the tank 6, thoroughly cleaned, after which said operative parts and tank are ready to be replaced a-nd the parts again connected for operation.

It will thus be seen that we have provided a sanitary closet of improved construction Further, the tank 6 is of such the simple formation thereof, it will be evident that the closet may be manufactured at a small cost.

What we claim is: A closet comprising the combination with a casing having the usual opening in its top 1 and a hinged cover for engagement over the opening; of a tank positioned within the casing, parallel supporting bars having horizontal central portions and the extremities of their upwardly directed ends removably engaged over opposite edges of the tank, crank rods rotatably mounted in the horizontal portions of the parallel supporting bars, receiving and depositing plates rigidly secured upon the crank rods between the supporting bars, means for connecting adjacent turned ends of the crank rods, and

connections between the cover and the means for connectin the crank rods to turn the latter upon raising of the cover to bring the plates into enpresence Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of latenta.

v Washington, D. G. 

